Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Read with Caution

Clayton has had light-colored/white poop (for lack of a better word) for 3 days now. When I googled it online, I was terrified to read that it is liver-related. I called the doctor, and they said it could also be a flu or virus. I am trying so hard not to worry about this until I get him checked out by his pediatrician. This is a chart I found online. (Like I said, read at your own risk)

~Tarry black poop, your baby's first poop, is called meconium. You'll never see it again once it passes.
~Mustard poop is common for breastfed babies. Supposedly breastfed babies make sweeter smelling poop. I don't know about you, but I've yet to meet a poop I'd call sweet.
~Green poop is normal in the realm of baby poop. "Green", "poop", and "normal" all in one sentence. It's so surreal.
~Orange poop is also par for the course. I don't know if it's a par 3 or par 4. It's definitely not a birdie.
~Yellow poop - hello yellow! (It's late, I'm tired, and I'm running out of cutesy ideas.) Yellow is normal.
~Multiple color and color-changing poop - as long as the colors are listed above (sans meconium reference), there's nothing to worry about. Baby poop changes colors on a frighteningly regular basis.

~***Chalky white poop could indicate that there is no bile from the liver to digest food. Call the doc.

~Tarry black poop, when NOT the first poop, could mean there is blood in the digestive tract. Call the doc.
~Bright red blood in poop means blood has been expressed very close to the anus (i.e. no time to turn black.) Call the doc.

3 comments:

Springer Family said...

That's so scary...hope he's ok!

David and April said...

Keep us posted!!
P.S thanks for all the poop facts! Good to know!!

Missy said...

Oh my...I hope that Clayton is okay. I will for sure pray that all is okay and that he just has the flu!!!